No. Luisa Adams (John Quincy Adam's wife) was born in London. They met in London and married two years later. Her parents were British and his dad (John Adams, then US President) took some time to accept the marriage due to her foreign birth. John Quincy Adams became President in 1825, and she was the first foreign born first lady (and only one until Melania). Edit: Her father was actually American born but her mother was British.

In addition to that - is Melania Trump the first First Lady to be a second language English speaker?

Were there any others besides Louisa Adams and now Melania?

Follow up question: is Melania the first First Lady that was a celebrity before becoming the First Lady?

Follow up. Is Clarence Thomas the only Supreme Court justice to date to speak English as a second language?

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